Record revealed
Hoax letter signed by ‘Jack the Ripper’
This is one of hundreds of letters in police files claiming to have been written by the infamous Whitechapel Murderer – otherwise known as 'Jack the Ripper'.
Series
Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals
Catalogue reference: HO 47
What's it about?
HO 47
Original letters and reports from judges on cases and criminals, with petitions for commutation of sentence, free pardon, etc. PLEASE NOTE: Electronic images of selected pieces of these records can be searched online through our partner website.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HO 47
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Title (The name of the record)
- Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1784-1830
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Description (What the record is about)
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Original letters and reports from judges on cases and criminals, with petitions for commutation of sentence, free pardon, etc.
PLEASE NOTE: Electronic images of selected pieces of these records can be searched online through our partner website.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 75 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8911/
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Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals
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